Hi All,

I need to run the vb.net application automatically in a scheduled time. I don't want to add the application /exe to scheduled tasks. I want to implement code in the application to run the exe automatically in the scheduled time.

Any help will be appreciated.

Hi there,

And how do you think this application will wake up, know that it should run and start itself?
I am afraid you'll need to use scheduled tasks anyway to run your application at certain times. A program all by itself is no able to execute itself at will.

As an alternative, you could create a Windows service that is available in the background at all times.

A third alternative is to start the application, then have it automatically minimize to the Windows tray. This way, it's always active, and you can use a timer on a form for instance to have it execute specific tasks every now and then.

Does this help?

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

thanks,
now i understand the problem.plz don't mind I'm new to vb.net, Ok let me put my question in a different way as per my spec.
I need to run a vb.net application at command prompt starting from a button click event of the form which already exists in the code.
any help will be appreciated.thanks in advance.

In that case, make the other program a Console application.

From within your Windows Forms application, use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to execute the external Console application.
Take a look at this article for some ideas. This is just one article; if you search Google for vb.net start process executable, you'll find lots more examples.

Cheers,

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.